ornament
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Definition of ornament
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— called also embellishment, fioritura
ornament
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Definition of ornament (Entry 2 of 2)
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Synonyms & Antonyms for ornament
Synonyms: Noun
adornment, beautifier, caparison, decoration, doodad, embellisher, embellishment, frill, garnish, garnishment, garniture, ornamentation, setoff, trim
Synonyms: Verb
adorn, array, beautify, bedeck, bedizen, blazon, caparison, deck, decorate, do, do up, doll up, drape, dress, embellish, emblaze, emboss, enrich, fancify, fancy up, festoon, garnish, glitz (up), grace, gussy up, pretty (up), trim
Antonyms: Verb
blemish, deface, disfigure, mar, scar, spoil
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Examples of ornament in a Sentence
Noun
She wore a hair ornament. The columns are there purely as ornamentâthey have no structural function.Verb
flower patterns used to ornament boxes delicate crystal figurines ornament the mantel over the fireplace
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
In one clientâs large live oak tree, Galindo installed several red pendant lights, called fireflies, that hang from the branches like Christmas ornaments. — Richard A. Marini, ExpressNews.com, "How outdoor lighting can make your yard an inviting living space," 29 Aug. 2019 Thousands of miles to the south, Inca rulers controlled as many as 37 million people, enriched by such abundance that the nobility clothed themselves in gilded raiments and decorated their homes with gold and silver ornaments. — Tom Gjelten, Washington Post, "In Latin America, colonialismâs violent, seemingly inescapable legacy," 23 Aug. 2019 Recent research suggest that many of the elaborate horns and frills found on ceratopsian dinos from the later Cretaceous period were likely ornaments that evolved to attract matesânot primarily for defense as previously believed. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "New Species of Stegosaurus Unearthed in Mountains of Morocco," 22 Aug. 2019 Finding an exquisite balance between practicality and high art, Monolito's perfumed ornaments will awaken the senses in more ways than one. — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, "Introducing Monolito, a New Fragrance Line That Comes in Chic Wearable Vials," 14 Aug. 2019 However, in this case, the combination of an ashy layer full of artifacts, mixed with arrowheads and a very special ornament indicates some kind of devastation and destruction. — Fox News, "Ancient arrowheads from the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem discovered," 13 Aug. 2019 The video brings to mind the content on TikTok, the hugely popular social-media platform, where users make slapdash, absurdist remixes of songs and videos, adding digital filters and ornaments. — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, "Clairo and the Fuzzy, D.I.Y. Sounds of Bedroom Pop," 12 Aug. 2019 The Detroit potteryâs annual summer sale kicks off Saturday with prices up to 50% off back stock, overrun architectural tiles, and vases, bowls and ornaments with minor imperfections. — Greg Crawford, Detroit Free Press, "The weekend: Ribs R&B Music Festival; drag racing in Pontiac; 'Impractical Jokers' stars," 7 Aug. 2019 Hallmark has ornaments of your three favorite pals: Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger. — Tainaya Nash, House Beautiful, "Your Christmas Tree Needs This Harry Potter Hogwarts Tree Topper That Plays âHedwigâs Themeâ," 29 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Ron Wendt Designs imbued the room with a springtime flair, ornamenting cerulean tables with pink peonies and candlelight. — Danielle Naer, Vogue, "It Was All Glitz and Glamour at Saks and Memorial Sloan Ketteringâs Spring 2019 Ball," 22 May 2019 Her voice was silvery and melodic, each word ornamented with midwestern texture. — Clint Smith, The New Republic, "The Sound and Silence of Toni Morrison," 6 Aug. 2019 It is ornamented with decorative elements the Nabateans borrowed from their Greek, Mesopotamian, and Egyptian trading partnersâimages of Castor and Pollux, for example, just beside an Assyrian stepped crenellation. — Andrew Solomon, CondĂ© Nast Traveler, "Traveling Through Jordanâs Historic Ruins, Red Dunes, and Dead Sea," 24 July 2019 Nighttime drives ornamented by fireflies twinkling in the darkness. — Freep.com, "This top cop ripped apart a Michigan town," 17 July 2019 Three booths, ornamented with relics from the festivalâs 53-year history, will greet visitors walking onto the grounds. — Faith E. Pinho, latimes.com, "It takes a village: Lagunaâs Sawdust Art Festival readies for opening," 25 June 2019 At the back of the chamber the bodies of nine women lay, all richly ornamented, with their heads resting against the wall. — National Geographic, "The royal tombs of Ur revealed Mesopotamia's golden splendor," 22 May 2019 Fanciful bows ornamented several styles at Rodarteâs recent fashion show in Los Angeles; one such knot was fashioned into a giant blue clutch. — Elizabeth Holmes, WSJ, "Can a Grown Woman Wear a Hair Bow?," 13 Feb. 2019 Indeed, what was once a stark-white corner storefront is now ornamented with boxwood topiaries and a zig-zag patternâborrowed from the regimental tie of the Royal Artilleryâcovers the exterior awnings and the interior floors and walls. — Zachary Weiss, Vogue, "At the New Rowing Blazers Flagship, a Champagne-Fueled House Party Raged," 3 May 2019
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